Chuck HinsonRemember THESE Ads??
October 8th 2008 09:01
For example: Did any of your ladyfriends ever use the hairspray ya see on your left? Although it's a print ad for Go-Gay, it made a few rounds on the tube as well. How'dja think it'd work on today's networks? Guaranteed that most talk show hosts would be throwin' out barbs about it ... not to mention millions of viewers!
Or how about a famous cough syrup that was sure to stop your hacking and rasping? Yes, it was good (mama gave it to us on occasion) ... but the name got into as much trouble as the timeslot you'd find it in. Usually broadcast on Sunday morning before church (remember the old Gospel Singing Jubilee?), its brand name was ... 666!
By the time the Invasion hit our shores, commercials were becoming tailored to reach the young rock music fan ... for example, a toothpaste known as Maclean's did a take-off on the DC5's Glad All Over, changing the lyrics to White All Over to suit the product's sales pitch.
Another ladies' product, Cornsilk (again, for hair), had a Bo Diddley beat backing the female pitch.
Now, I'll have more in the next post, including the Fizzies phenomenon ... and how to "take it all off!!"
We'll get back to the music in the post after that (meaning, Thursday!). So stay tuned ... and ...
I'll see ya on the FLIP side!
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